- Eulophia andamanensis
Taxobox | name = "Eulophia andamanensis"
regnum =Plantae
phylum =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Orchidaceae
genus = "Eulophia "
species = "E. andamanensis"
binomial = "Eulophia andamanensis"
binomial_authority = Reich b.f.Eulophia andamanensis is an
orchid endemic to theAndaman andNicobar group of Islands are situated off the eastern coast ofIndia between coord|6|45|N|93|12|E| and coord|13|41|N|93|57|E|.The genus
Eulophia belongs to the subfamilyVandoideae , tribeCymbidieae , and subtribeCyrtopodiinae . "Eulophia andamanensis" is found growing wild in the Little Andaman Islands, where the temperature ranges between 23–30 °C and the annual average rainfall is 3473 mm. Tropical evergreen forest floors of Andamans is the habitat of this orchid, and it is scarcely distributed.The growth habit is sympodial. The stem at the base is bulbous, with thick roots. The leaves are short during flowering, linear lanceolate. The bracts are shorter than the
pedicel , thesepal s 2 cm long, the lip shorter than the sepals. The sepals are linear lanceolate, 3–5 nerved, acuminate; both the sepals and petals are pale green in colour, the lip green at the base and white at the center with maroon horizontal striations. The flowering period is from November to March, with the florets borne on long spikes (0.6–1.3 m long), and last for about 50 days.Description
:Plant vigour: Slow:Stem: Erect:Pseudobulb: Present, elongated and Sheathed:Leaf arrangement: Alternate:Leaf shape:
Lanceolate :Leaf Colour: Dark Green:Leaf Margin: Entire:Leaf Length: 46 cm:Leaf Width: 5.25 cm:Leaf venation: Parallel venation midrib andvein s prominent on under surface ofleaf :Leaf number: 6–8:Inflorescence type: Raceme:Spike emergence: From the base of the psuedobulb:Number of spikes/plant: 2–4:Flower arrangement: Alternate:Flower:Bractate :Number of florets/spike: 18–45:Flower size: Small (6.65 cm across the axes) :Shape of the lip: Frizzled , ridged along the center:Days for all florets to open: 25 :Pod size: Medium:Seeds: Numerous
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